VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS - Being sick and getting hurt

 

AS IT IS - Being sick and getting hurt

Hi! Welcome back to AS IT IS. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. 

Today we are talking about being sick and getting hurt. I know. That does not sound like a very happy subject. But all our stories today are about individuals who are doing better. They include people in India, who do not have to worry about the disease polio anymore. They also include American cowboys who have learned how to prevent injuries at a rodeo. But first, Jim Tedder¹ tells you about some cancer survivors² who are finding ways to deal with side effects of their treatment. 

When Cathy Davelli started chemotherapy for breast cancer, she knew her body would change. But the cancer also changed her feelings about herself. 

“I lost a piece of who I was. I would walk by the mirror and did not recognize myself.” 

The Personal Care Products Council created a program called “Look Good, Feel Better” for cancer survivors like Cathy Davelli. 

Free classes teach them how to use beauty products to deal with the problems caused by chemotherapy. The Personal Care Products Council says the beauty care industry donates seven to ten million dollars worth of products each year for the classes. But Cathy Davelli says looking better is not the only reason she took the classes. 

“It’s been wonderful. Not only do you meet people, women, who are going through the same thing that you are going through and develop a camaraderie³, but the tips that you learn are invaluable⁴. They give you back some of what you’ve lost.” 

Sometimes the program can help people who teach the classes, like make-up artist Jodie Hecker. “I lost my mother to cancer and I lost my aunt to cancer, within 9 months of each other. And one of my aunt’s best friends works here at the Vince Lombardi Center and told me that if I got involved here with my make-up skills, it would be a healing process for me. When I was cheering them up, it took all the emphasis off me.” 

The Look Good Feel Better program has now helped more than 1.2 million women in 25 countries. 

I’m Jim Tedder. 

And we have good news, this time from the nation of India. The World Health Organization says the disease poliomyelitis, better known as polio, is no longer a threat there. In 2009, half of the world’s polio cases were in India. In 2011, only one new case was reported there. Karen Leggett tells how India has worked to stop the spread of the disease. 

Polio is caused by a virus. It spreads very quickly from one person to another. Victims often lose the use of their arms and legs. In the most serious cases, polio can kill a person. 

Twenty-five years ago, polio affected⁵ 200,000 children in India each year. The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF, sent teams of health workers into local villages. Team members like Zareena Parveen told families in her neighborhood about the importance of giving liquid medicine to children to protect them against polio. 

“They used to think that our children will become sterile⁶ and will not be able to have children when they grow up. They used to think like this before. But now they don’t.  Now they allow their kids to get the drop.” 

Asma Khatun is a mother in the town of Ghaziabad in the northern state of Utter Pradesh. 

“Whenever anyone comes, we get the children vaccinated⁸. Even if nobody came to our house, we would send our children to get vaccinated.” 

A local Muslim leader says the vaccination⁹ campaign has been successful because it is supported by religious leaders. 

“The polio vaccination campaign has been successful here because our Muslim scholars are with us. With their support, we are able to make people understand that giving children the vaccine¹⁰ is beneficial and crucial.” 

The Indian government has now launched a new campaign to vaccinate⁷ 170 million children under the age of five. The campaign will target newborn babies, migrants and people living in poor, crowded areas where the disease spreads more quickly. 

I’m Karen Leggett . 

Rodeo is considered one of the world’s most dangerous sports. 

That is not surprising, since a rodeo involves people riding wild horses or bulls — adult male cows. The person who wins the prize money is usually the one who can stay on the animal the longest. But many riders fall off. 

The risk of injury is one reason that safety is a top concern at the Houston Livestock¹¹ Show and Rodeo in Texas. The preventative care includes taping arms, legs, and parts of the body that have been hurt before. Doctors say these measures, along with wearing protective equipment, have reduced serious injuries. 

“Go on your back and I will stretch this out.” 

Lesha Roberts says when cowboys do get hurt, she usually sees bruises¹² and strained muscles, but not broken bones. However, this day, a bull rider named Sean Coleman may have a broken rib¹³. He plans to compete for the prize money anyway. 

“It’s going to hurt, I mean that’s obvious, but you just got to – they give $50,000 away, so you got to fight through that.” 

Animals can also suffer injuries at a rodeo, but not very often. Rodeo Houston’s chief veterinarian, Gregg Knape, says rodeo animals are highly prized. 

“These are very valuable animals. They are worth thousands of dollars. And we take care of those animals and the owners take good care of those animals.” 

Some animal rights groups have criticized rodeos because they use animals for sport. But Dr. Knape says he thinks horses and bulls enjoy the competition. 

“For eight seconds, they are going to do their best to get that rider off. And then after the end of that eight seconds, they are going to run back to the pen and they are going to go right back to eating hay.” 

About 26,000 animals attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. When the show ends later this month, almost all of them will leave as healthy as when they arrived. 

I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. 

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1 tedder   

n.（干草）翻晒者，翻晒机

参考例句：

• Jim Tedder has more. 吉姆？特德将给我们做更多的介绍。 来自互联网
• Jim Tedder tells us more. 吉姆？泰德给我们带来更详细的报道。 来自互联网

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 camaraderie   

n.同志之爱，友情

参考例句：

• The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.同事之间的情谊使枯燥乏味的工作变得还能忍受。
• Some bosses are formal and have occasional interactions,while others prefer continual camaraderie.有些老板很刻板，偶尔才和下属互动一下；有些则喜欢和下属打成一片。

4 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 sterile   

adj.不毛的，不孕的，无菌的，枯燥的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上，保持奶嘴无菌。
• The farmers turned the sterile land into high fields.农民们把不毛之地变成了高产田。

7 vaccinate   

vt.给…接种疫苗；种牛痘

参考例句：

• Local health officials then can plan the best times to vaccinate people.这样，当地的卫生官员就可以安排最佳时间给人们接种疫苗。
• Doctors vaccinate us so that we do not catch smallpox.医生给我们打预防针使我们不会得天花。

8 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

9 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

10 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

11 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

12 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 rib   

n.肋骨，肋状物

参考例句：

• He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。
• He has broken a rib and the doctor has strapped it up.他断了一根肋骨，医生已包扎好了。